Conference Session

Globalizing Engineering Education II: Best Practices

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yating Chang, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yi Shen, Purdue University; Joe J.J. Lin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Hirleman, University of California, Merced; Eckhard A. Groll, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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2008IREE programs, NSF funded nearly 250 research teams from U.S. universities. Trip reports andother documentation from the first years of the IREE program are available online.9-10IREE 2010 China: Program Description and Applicant Review ProcessThe IREE program took another evolutionary step forwarded in 2010. With support from NSF, ateam from Purdue University developed and administered a new IREE program format thatallowed U.S. engineering students to conduct engineering-related research in China. China’ssignificant and growing investments in scientific and engineering research help ensure NSF’sgrantees are developing global competency and research partnerships in a country with rapidlyincreasing prominence and influence in almost every

Conference Session

Globalizing Engineering Education II: Best Practices

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James McConnell, North Carolina State University; Brian D. Koehler, North Carolina State University

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increasingimportance into the future.The Segovia experience focuses on developing the ability to use Spanish in a real life context, toexperience and gain an appreciation for the culture, technology, and society. It is designed forengineering students, 8 but the experience is applicable for any student with an open mind and aninterest in engineering topics as it relates to the rich culture of Medieval, Renaissance, andBaroque Spain.Students must have at least beginning, intermediate foreign language ability prior to the start ofthis program. Both courses are taught in Spanish and meet the General Education Programrequirement in the College of Engineering. FLS 212 - Spanish: Language, Technology, Culture This course teaches the structures

Conference Session

Globalizing Engineering Education II: Best Practices

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University; Ivan T Lima Jr., Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Dakota State University

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AC 2011-112: THE UNITED STATESBRAZIL ENGINEERING EXCHANGEPROGRAM: LESSONS LEARNEDAurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University Dr. Aurenice Oliveira is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology program at Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, since 2007. She received the B.Sc. degree in Elec- trical Engineering from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Brazil, in 1995, the M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil, in 1998, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA, in 2005. Dr. Oliveira has taught several classes in Electrical

Conference Session

Globalizing Engineering Education II: Best Practices

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg M. Warnick, Brigham Young University

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AC 2011-350: GLOBAL COMPETENCE: ITS IMPORTANCE FOR ENGI-NEERS WORKING IN A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTGregg M. Warnick, Brigham Young University Gregg M. Warnick is the External Relations and Intern Coordinator for the Mechanical Engineering de- partment in the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology at BYU. He works directly with industry each year to recruit more than 30 funded Capstone projects and provides project management, team development, and coaching support to each of these project teams and faculty coaches. In ad- dition, he continues to focus on increasing international project opportunities for students and faculty. His research and teaching interests include globalization, project management

Conference Session

Globalizing Engineering Education II: Best Practices

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan McNeill, University of Florida, Gainesville; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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outcomes reported by participants in theGEARE program related to various kinds of cultural knowledge and foreign language skills.Within the domain of cultural knowledge participants learned about how Chinese people interactwith each other, nationalism in China, engineering practice in China, and some of theengineering achievements of China. The program‘s internship experiences gave participants afirsthand opportunity to learn about engineering in China as did the research experiences thatsome participants sought out. Foreign language training was a requirement of the program and so Page 22.749.14it was not surprising that participants were able to